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Enter a Sentry and his company; Enobarbus follows SENTRY          If we be not relieved within this hour We must return to th’ court of guard. The night Is shiny, and they say we shall embattle By th’ second hour i’th’ morn. FIRST WATCH                       This last day was A shrewd one to’s. ENOBARBUS              O bear […]

CLEOPATRA              I’ll give thee, friend, An armour all of gold. It was a king’s. ANTONY         He has deserved it, were it carbuncled Like holy Phoebus’ car. Give me thy hand. Through Alexandria make a jolly march. Bear our hacked targets like the men that own them. Had our great palace the capacity To camp […]

ANTONY                                 My nightingale, We have beat them to their beds. What, girl, though grey Do something mingle with our younger brown, yet ha’ we A brain that nourishes our nerves, and can Get goal for goal of youth. Behold this man. Commend unto his lips thy favouring hand; Kiss it, my warrior. He hath fought […]

Enter Cleopatra ANTONY         [To Scarus]     Give me thy hand. To this great fairy I’ll commend thy acts, Make her thanks bless thee. [To Cleopatra]                        O thou day o’th’ world, Chain mine armed neck; leap thou, attire and all, Through proof of harness to my heart, and there Ride on the pants triumphing. CLEOPATRA              Lord of […]

Alarum. Enter Antony again in a march, with others [including soldiers, drummers and trumpeters, and Scarus] ANTONY         We have beat him to his camp. Run one before, And let the Queen know of our gests. Tomorrow, Before the sun shall see’s, we’ll spill the blood That has today escaped. I thank you all, For doughty-handed are […]

Enter Eros EROS   They are beaten, sir, and our advantage serves For a fair victory. SCARUS                      Let us score their backs And snatch ’em up as we take hares, behind. ’Tis sport to maul a runner. ANTONY                     [to Eros] I will reward thee Once for thy sprightly comfort, and tenfold For thy good valour. Come thee […]

Alarums. Enter Antony, and Scarus wounded SCARUS          O, my brave Emperor, this is fought indeed! Had we done so at first, we had droven them home With clouts about their heads. ANTONY                                 Thou bleed’st apace. SCARUS I had a wound here that was like a T, But now ’tis made an H. [Retreat is sounded] […]

Alarum. Enter Agrippa [with soldiers carrying] drums and trumpets AGRIPPA        Retire! We have engaged ourselves too far. Caesar himself has work, and our oppression Exceeds what we expected. Exeunt                         (4.7.1-3)   Some editions run this scene together with the one that follows, which is short but not this short. The scene division, albeit anachronistic, underlines […]

CW: suicidal thoughts ENOBARBUS  I am alone the villain of the earth, And feel I am so most. O, Antony, Thou mine of bounty, how wouldst thou have paid My better service, when my turpitude Thou dost so crown with gold! This blows my heart. If swift thought break it not, a swifter mean Shall […]

Enter a Soldier of Caesar’s SOLDIER                     Enobarbus, Antony Hath after thee sent all thy treasure, with His bounty overplus. The messenger Came on my guard, and at thy tent is now Unloading of his mules. ENOBARBUS              I give it you. SOLDIER         Mock not, Enobarbus, I tell you true. Best you safed the bringer Out of […]